I received the B.S. degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University under the supervision of Patrick Crago. I am currently a research fellow at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation working with Cameron McIntyre. My research interests include Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuroprostheses, Implantable Systems, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Biomechanical and Neuromuscular modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Control.

[edit] Publications

• Luján J.L., Crago P.E. “Automated optimal coordination of multiple-degree-of-freedom musculoskeletal actions in feedforward neuroprostheses”. Submitted to IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering.
• Luján J.L., Noecker A.M., Butson C.R., Cooper S.E., Walter B.L., Vitek J.L., McIntyre, C.C., “Automated 3D brain atlas fitting to microelectrode recordings from deep brain stimulation surgeries”. Submitted to Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
• Luján J.L., Chaturvedi A., McIntyre C.C. “Tracking the mechanisms of deep brain stimulation for neuropsychiatric disorders”, Frontiers in Bioscience. DBS issue, 2008; In Press.
• Luján J.L., Crago P.E. "Computer-based test-bed for clinical assessment of hand/wrist feed-forward neuroprosthetic controllers using artificial neural networks.", Med Biol Eng Comput. 2004 Nov;42(6):754-61.

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• Luján J.L., Chaturvedi A., Malone D., Rezai A.R., McIntyre, C.C., “Axonal Pathways Activated by Deep Brain Stimulation for Neuropsychiatric Disorders". Biennial Meeting of the ASSFN, Vancouver, B.C., June 1-4, 2008. Canada.
• Luján J.L., Noecker A.M., Butson C.R., Cooper S.E., Walter B.L., Vitek J.L., McIntyre, C.C., “Automated 3D Brain Atlas Fitting to Magnetic Resonance Images and Microelectrode Recordings From Deep Brain Stimulation Surgeries”. Biennial Meeting of the ASSFN, Vancouver, B.C., June 1-4, 2008. Canada.
• Noecker A.M., Luján J.L., Miocinovic S., Butson C.R., McIntyre C.C. "Human Cicerone: Deep Brain Stimulation Neurosurgical Research Software System". Biennial Meeting of the ASSFN, Vancouver, B.C., June 1-4, 2008. Canada.
• Luján J.L., Noecker A.M., Butson C.R., Cooper S.E., Walter B.L., Vitek J.L., McIntyre, C.C. “Automated 3D brain atlas fitting to microelectrode recordings from deep brain stimulation surgeries" SFN Meeting. November 3-7, 2007. San Diego, CA.
• Luján J.L., Crago P.E. "Automated Optimal Coordination Of Electrically Stimulated Muscles For Neuroprostheses", Proceedings of the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), October 11-14, 2006, Chicago, Illinois.
• Luján J.L., Crago P.E. “Feed-forward control of neuroprosthetic systems with multiple degrees of freedom" NIH NINDS Neural Interfaces Workshop. September 7-9, 2005. Bethesda, MD.
• Luján J.L., Crago P.E. “Unique solution for feed-forward control of neuroprosthetic systems characterized by redundant muscles acting on multiple degrees of freedom" XXth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, July 31 - August 5, 2005, Cleveland, Ohio
• Luján J.L., Crago P.E. “Optimal solution training of artificial neural networks for feed-forward control of neuroprostheses", Thirty Four NIH NINDS Neural Prostheses Workshop, October 21-23 , 2003. Bethesda, MD.
• Luján J.L., Crago P.E. “Feed-forward controller for a hand/wrist neuroprosthesis using artificial neural networks” Proceedings of the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), October 4-7, 2001. Durham, North Carolina.
• Luján J.L., Crago P.E. “Computer-Based Feed-Forward Controller for a Hand/Wrist Neuroprosthesis Using Artificial Neural Networks”, Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society. June 17-20, 2001. Cleveland, Ohio

[edit] Contact Info

email: lujanjl+case [at] gmail [dot] com

Phone: 216.445.8857